Soris vs Office in Charge – Criminal Investigations Department – sllr 2005 volume 2 page 324

The case between SORlS and the OFFICE IN CHARGE – CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT addressed the applicability of the Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act, No. 2 of 1990 (as amended), specifically whether an offense involving dishonoured cheques for the purchase of seed potatoes from the Udapalatha Multi-purpose Cooperative Society was encompassed within the Act’s provisions. The Court determined that the statutory definitions of “lending institution” and “debt” did not include the cooperative society in question, which was not a scheduled institution as contemplated by the Act. The order of the High Court of Badulla was set aside, and the petitioner was permitted to issue notice on the respondents. The decision reaffirmed that the Act applies to transactions characteristic of banking